Cooler confusion

pixolito · 26 Mar 2012 at 21:35

Hi guys am about do a build with i5 2500k asrock z68 ex4gen3 and have corsair vengeance memory I have been worried about the clearance with the memory spreaders so have been imagining the corsair h80 with new 120mm fans in to make her a bit more quiet is this the most viable option. Noobie btw so plz be gentle

pixolito · 26 Mar 2012 at 21:58

forgot to say i have an antec 900 case hope this helps no doubt i have forgotten something else. ty in advance

beejjacobs · 26 Mar 2012 at 23:36

Sounds good. Is your question whether it will work? If so, yes.

The water coolers avoid any issue with RAM height and it is likely that RAM will get in the way of an air cooler. How many sticks of RAM do you have? Usually with 2 you can get away with some air coolers.

stulid · 26 Mar 2012 at 23:37

If you have the tall ram already, then a closed loop water cooler such as that or the Antec Kuhler920 is a safe option, when I had my Asrock board I was able to have the RAM is the 2nd and 4th slots away from the CPU and this freed up enough space to fit a Titan Fenrir ok.

wushuangpu · 27 Mar 2012 at 05:20

Very good

thenewoc · 27 Mar 2012 at 10:08

2 or 4 sticks of ram? Does the ram slot nearest the cpu need to be filled, if your only using 2 sticks of ram? You may be able to fit a megahalems as i think the fan overhangs just the nearest ram slot. Otherwise could you rotate the megahalem to blow out the top of your case, then you'd need 65cm from the center of your cpu to the ram, plus a little room to breathe?

Mal X · 27 Mar 2012 at 13:23

its ok with mine, but the RAM has to be in slot 2 and 4.

i would ignore slot 1, unless you use low profile, because my guess is Megahalems will cover slot one as well.

the Ram sticks above the fan in slot 2 by about 15mm, but not enough to impede its airflow

thenewoc · 27 Mar 2012 at 13:45

Just checked the mobo manual. It does support using two sticks and ignoring slot 1 (use slots A2 & B2). Therefore I'd fit fans either side of megahalem pointing to the rear of the case, which puts one of the fans between the cooler and the ram and will draw some air off that area at the same time.

thenewoc · 27 Mar 2012 at 13:54

You could probably fit a Alpenfoehn K2 instead but I think that would mean having the outer fan on the side closest to the rear of the case.

pixolito · 27 Mar 2012 at 17:13

Sorry guys i should have told u all the facts I got 16gb of the black corsair vengeance (4x4gb) with the large spreaders thanks tho for all the great advice so far totally appreciate it

stulid · 27 Mar 2012 at 17:18

pixolito said:
Sorry guys i should have told u all the facts I got 16gb of the black corsair vengeance (4x4gb) with the large spreaders thanks tho for all the great advice so far totally appreciate it

Either, sell the RAM and get low-profile RAM and pick what ever cooler you like (assuming you have big case), or the easiest option is a Corsair H80/Kuhler920.

mayebaza · 28 Mar 2012 at 21:38

NH-D14 and Ripsaws fit fine, I've had them for years.

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spankingtexan · 30 Mar 2012 at 21:57

The antec 920 is a great cooler, throw in a couple of apache black fans and you'll hardly hear it on extreme setting, check out the reviews on ocuk, the h80 is also a good option. But the antec has full fan control via on screen software. It'll fit very nicely to the 120mm rear mount on your 900 case.